Freelance Animator & Graphic Designer

Aspiring animator/graphic designer living on Long Island, NY. Graduated from Marist College in May of 2011 with a B.S. in digital media and a minor in music. Proficient in the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as Maya and various other animation and composting programs. I have animated music videos for musicians such as Patricia Shih and Katherine Dines. I also have experience with sound editing and composing music for films.

Education:Marist College, Poughkeepsie NY Scuala Lorenzo de’Medici, Florence ItalyBachelor of Science – May 2011 Spring 2010Major in Digital Media and a Minor in Music Studied art and design in ItalyAverage GPA of 3.506

Honors: Achieved Dean’s List honors in 2008-2011Recipient of 4 years of the Marist Merit Scholarship and Marist Music Scholarship

Animation and Design Experience: Patricia Shih Music Video, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, August 2010-December 2010Animated a music video using Flash for children’s artist Patricia Shih. Involved much storyboarding and interpreting Ms. Shih’s song into animation. From this project I have received a commission from Katherine Dines to animate another children’s music video.

Senior Thesis Project, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY, September 2010-December 2010Animated a short film comprised of segments in 2D animation, 3D animation, live action, and stop motion. I composed and recorded the musical score as well.

Internship at Fuse TV, 11 Penn Plaza, NYC, NYJune 2009-August 2009Over the course of this internship I learned how to effectively edit and maintain a website on a very mainstream and professional level. Also developed useful skills on editing code.

Globetrotter Co-Editor, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NYSeptember 2010-December 2010Worked on the graphic compilation of the Globetrotter, the Marist Collegeabroad magazine. Work with InDesign to compile a clean and interesting magazine appearance.

Computer Skills: Proficient in a good portion of the Adobe Suite, (Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, AfterEffects, Premiere, and SoundBooth,) and Maya as well as the Microsoft Office Package. Very computer savvy in many aspects.

Activities: Teaching Guitar- I run a small guitar teaching business. Developed useful instructional skills.Kappa Kappa Psi- National Honorary Band Fraternity. VP of service for a semester.Participated in college band, wind ensemble, percussion ensemble, and jazz band.